Discovering that the shoe fits: The self-validating role of stereotypes

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 846-852

  Clark, Jason K ^a   Wegener, Duane T ^b   Briñol, Pablo ^c   Petty, Richard E ^d  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STEREOTYPY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INDIANA; JUDGMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS;

EID: 67650457020     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02375.x     Document Type: Article

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